Sprinkler



(No. Mode-1.) 2 Sheets--Sheet 1.

W. A. KONEMAN.

SPRINKLBR.

N0. 530,534. Patented Deo. 11, 1894.

(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheen 2. W. A. KONEMAN.

l SPRINKLBR. No. 530,534. Patented Deo. 11, 1894..

Illl-IIIIIII I UNITED STATES y PATENT N-OEEICE.

VILLIAM A. KONEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters )Patent No. 530,534, dated December 11, 1894. Application filed December 29, 1893.` Serial No. l195,126. (N o model.)

To' all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, WrLLIAM A. KONEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sprinklers, of which the follow ing is a speciiication. i i

My invention relates to an improvement in sprinklers or spraying-nozzles of the variety especially designed for use on watering-carts for street-sprinkling.

My objects are to provldea construction of sprinkler whereby its capacity for water shall be regulable under the ready control of the operator; which shall operate to discharge water to the greatest advantage for streetsprinkling; which shall render the reach `of the discharge from the sprinkler regulable at the will of the operator without, tothat end, requiring the head or pressureto be varied; and which shall, moreover, aiord a generally improved street-sprinkler. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly broken, of my improved sprinkler. Fig. 2 is a plan section ofthe same taken at the line 2 on Fig. 3 and Vviewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken at the line 3f`3 on Fig. 1

ward, the protruding end of the pivot-pin r',

which carries the valve, being provided with a handle r2 through the mediumh of which to turn it. Y

The under one of the two sections of the device, which is vpreferably of the cup-form illustrated to adapt it to catch gravel, and

" the dike, has tapped centrally into its headportion a guide-thimble tfor a rotary perpendicular shaft C, which is threaded at and passes through a` stuffing-box q on the upper section, being confined against longitudinal movement by a collar p, and carrying at its outer protruding end a beveled gear o with which meshes a bevel gear o" suitably journaled on the case. t

About the circular face of the under section is formed a flange n adording an upward and outwardextending seat. About the circular face of the upper section there extends, somewhat obliquely upward and outward, a lip m, having a dei'lector extenlsion m projecting from an offset m4, about the rear and inner sides of the mouth is more depressed, being preferably straight and horizontal as represented, or even' inclinedsome what in a downward direction, on a lower plane than the aring portion."

The diagrammatic view presented in Fig.

4 representsy on a straight line the variation referred to about the are between the points o and o' on Fig. l.

p D2 is a spider having its center in the form of a nut 7c engaging the lower protruding threaded end of the shaft C, and provided with upward extending arms D at desired intervals apart.

Valves D are hinged at suitable, and preferably equal, intervals at the rear or base of the iiange n, to co-operate with the partitions E, hereinafter described, in subdividing the discharge opening l y into channels which should be non-radial with relation to the mouth of the inlet to the sprinkler; and the hinged valves are connected,as by links d, with the arms D of the spider. Y.

At intervals alternating with those between the valves D there are provided partitions E` which Hank the valves to divide the discharge- IOO eected by turning the shaft C through the i medium of the gears o and o', whereby the within convenient reach of the driver, will afford the primary actuating medium for the shaft C. Similarly, also, there should be a suitable connection between the valve-handle r2 controllable from the drivers seat.

As a desirable adjunct for the sprinkler I provide thereon a spring deflecting-hood F, rendered adjustable preferably by hinging, and which has a forward depending lip '1I adapted, when the hood is 'depressed vagainst the resistance of its controlling spring g, the normal tendency of which is to raise it, to

sion m throughout the outer lateral, or fiaring portion, thereof, andafford ay medium for, as it were, breaking the discharge of water under conditionsl wherein it is desirable to curtail, momentarily, the extent of outward throw of the sprinkler, as when the watering.- cart is passing a carriage, or the like. The pivot h of the hinge is shown in Fig. l to project at one end. This is for the application to it of suitable means (not shown) by which to turn the hood F'down into vits operative position, and which may, to that end, be convnected with a handle within convenient reach of the driver of the watering-cart referred to.

The operation of my improved sprinkler will be best understood by explaining its functions in connection with a watering-cart.

l A well-known form of street-watering cart has extending downward and backward fromy the rear end of the reservoir'a central sheetmetal trunk, terminating in two laterally and rearwardly extending branches, the ends of which thus ank the longitudinal center of the vehicle and extend just behind the rear wheels. To the ends of these branches are fastened sprinkers of the class to which my improvement relates. Obviously, then,'it 'is an object to'l cause each sprinker to throw laterally outward, or in the direction of the side of the street, (thus at a right-anglev to a line y parallel with the side of the street and def noted in Fig. 2) as far as` possible",v and itis also an object to limit their extentof throw in the rearward direction, and also inward or toward each other to cause the sprays merely to meet or only slightly topcross one'ano'ther.' The first-named object I accomplish by the upward inclination of thev discharge-outlet l and the convex outward flaring form of that portion of the deilector fm which overliesthe outward lateral portion of themouth or discharge-opening in the face of the sprinkler, whereby thev discharge from the sprinkler, under the pressure from the tank, is forced upward to the angle of inclination which effects the desired extent of reach of the spray. The quantity of the discharge may be regulated according to requirementfor different kinds of st reet-pavement by narrowing the discharge-outlet Z and channels into which it is divided, which is accomplished by raising the valves D, as required, by rotating the shaft C.

As hereinbefore stated, when it is desired p' to curtail momentarily the extent of outward lateral throw from a sprinkler, the hood F may be readily turned down to cause the lip i, i to overlap the edge of the deflector m and thus direct the discharge more downward.

The second-named object is attained by thek horizontal or depressed form of the deiiector m whereit overlies the rear and inner-lateral l portions of the discharge-opening Z.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure y g by Letters Patent, is overlap the outer edge of the deflector-exten- 1. A sprinkler having in the face of its head a discharge-orifice having partitions dividing it into channels and prdvidedwith an upper lip having an outwardly and upwardly/projecting deiector-extension, substantially as and for theL purpose set'forth.

2. A sprinklerhaving in theface of itshead i al discharge-orifice having partitions dividing it into channels and provided with an upper li-p having `a deflectorlextension projecting :outward and upward where it overlifes the l outer side` of'said orifice and depressed throughout a portion of its extentsubstantially as and for the purposejset forth.`

' 3. A sprinkler having in theface of itshead a discharge-oriiicey provided with an upperlip having aidefiector-extension 'projecting outward and upward where it overlies the outer side of said orificev and depressed throughout a portionfofy its extent,and a` hood adj'ust'ably supported on' the head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

et. In a sprinkler, the'combination with the hollow head having a roundedfaceprovided with af discharge-orifice, of an upper' lip projecting obliqucly upward from the orifice, a lower ange affording aV seat, vvalves hinged at intervalson said seat, partitionsextending between the valves and dividing the orifice into channels, and means, substantiallyas described, for raising and lowering said valves, from without the head,'with`relation to theirseat, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. n

5. In a sprinkler, the combination with the hollow head having a rounded faceprovid'ed with a discharge-orifice, of an ilp'perlipprojecting obliquely upwardfrom, the orifice, a lower flange affording a seat, a threadedrotary shaft journaled in the head, a Spdnengaging thek thread on thefshaftand carrying armsV connected with the, val-ves, partitions extending in the head between the'valves and IOO IIO

l dividing the oritice intochannels, and means iiange aiording a seat, valves hinged on said seat, partitions extending between the valves and dividing the oritice into channels in nonradial relation to the mouth of the inlet, and means, substantially as described, for raising and lowering said valves on their hinges, from without the head, with relation to their seat,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth;

'7. A sprinkler comprising, in combination, a neck B and a hollow head A formed in an upper and a lower section, the lower section aiording a gravel-reservoir and the two seczo tions forming between thema discharge-oriicel and having, respectively, the lip m provided with a deiiector-extension m', and the iiange n, a rotary threaded shaft C'journaled in the head, a spider D2 engaging the thread z 5 on the shaft and carrying arms D', hinged valves D in the orifice connected with the arms D,partitions E depending from the upper section and flanking the valves to divide the orifice Z into channels, and means for ro- 3o tating the shaft, the whole being constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described.

WILLIAM A. KONEMAN. 

